The culture media (nutrients) consist of chemicals which support the growth of culture or microorganisms. Microbes can use the nutrients of culture media as their food is necessary for cultivating them in vitro. Types of Culture Media: The first medium prepared was meat-infusion broth. As most pathogenic microbes require complex food similar in composition to the fluids of the animal [...]
Growth is defined as an orderly increase in cellular components. Microorganisms grow in a variety of physical and chemical environments. To distinguish orderly growth with that of in orderly growth, in recent years the term "balanced growth" has been used. "Balanced growth" as defined by Campbell, is doubling of every biochemical unit of the cell within the time duration of [...]
The below mentioned article provides notes on microbial diversity. The term 'microbial diversity' or biodiversity has become so well known that a public servant is also aware about it. Microbial diversity is defined as the variability among living organisms. The main key of microbial diversity on earth is due to evolution. The structural and functional diversity of any cell represents [...]